Superstar filmmaker spurns prestigious writer’s award for retreat at super-secret Bohemian Grove

The famed filmmaker ditched a prestigious writers’ award and $20,000 prize to attend a secretive men’s-only camp.

'My house is right there': Spanish residents look on as a wildfire burns

Residents in Navaluenga, Spain, watched helicopters scoop water from the Alberche river on Thursday (July 23) as smoke from ...

Firefighting helicopters battle wildfire in Turkey's southwest

Firefighters in Turkey's southwest battled a wildfire on Tuesday (July 22) as helicopters and planes doused the flames from ...

Search initiative launched for missing Flying Tigers pilots 85 years after landmark mission

A commemorative event marking the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' mission in China was held on July 16 in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province. The event saw the official launch of a ...
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Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

CHIP JACOBS, WRITER: It's hard for us to imagine what it was like that day in July 1943. It appeared quite suddenly. CHRISTOPHER WELLS, HISTORIAN: Thick, dark, silvery blue clouds descended over the ...